Title :
Theoretical and experimental study of chirped-pulse slow and fast light using semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Pesala, B. ; Sedgwick, F.G. ; Uskov, A.V. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
We present theoretical study of fast and slow light in a chirp-compensate semiconductor optical amplifier scheme. We obtain excellent match with experimental results. Using this model, we predict that a delay-bandwidth product of 33 can be attained with properly chosen parameters.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; self-phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; slow light; SOAs; chirp-compensate semiconductor optical amplifier; chirped-pulse fast light; chirped-pulse slow light; delay-bandwidth product; self-phase modulation; Chirp modulation; Delay; Fast light; Optical pulses; Predictive models; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634506
